Assistant Editor, Love Inspired

6 months ago


Toronto, Canada HarperCollins Publishers Full time

Overview:
**Company**:Harlequin Enterprises ULC

**Job Title**:Assistant Editor, Love Inspired

**Department**:Editorial - Harlequin Brand Group

**Status**:Regular Full Time

**Location**:22 Adelaide Street W, Toronto Ontario (hybrid model)

We celebrate and support the differences that make each of us unique, striving to create a welcoming workplace that ensures everyone has a voice and are able to do their best work. We welcome all applicants, including those who identify with groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, and members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and persons with disabilities.

Join us, and share your story.

**Job Summary**:
Reporting to the Executive Editor, the Assistant Editor is responsible for providing editorial and administrative assistance for the Love Inspired inspirational romance publishing programs as well as soliciting, acquiring and developing authors/books for this program. The primary purpose is to ensure the ongoing and timely supply of high quality, saleable titles for the list.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provides editorial support to the Senior/Executive Editor, including preparing revision and rejection letters, reading and evaluating suitability of proposals for the publishing program, line editing with supervision and overseeing copy editing and author approval/alterations.
- Works with specified author base to acquire manuscripts with the appropriate editorial fit and highest editorial quality for the publishing strategy. Reads submissions (solicited and unsolicited where applicable), responds to authors/agents, negotiates contracts and monitors payments to authors; develops new authors to publication standard.
- Provides editorial input into packaging design to ensure key selling features are reflected in the book package. Recommends titles and writes/revises back cover copy.
- Provides assistance to team as needed to support imprint strategy and growth.
- Represents the program/company at both internal and external conferences.
- Fosters current agent contacts and develops relationships with new agents.

Qualifications:
Specific training or job experience required includes:

- Undergraduate degree
- 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in the publishing industry
- Strong communication, planning, organizational, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
- The ability to manage execution, to prioritize, and to pay close attention to detail.
- Flexible with the ability to manage and adapt to rapidly changing situations and circumstances

**What's in It For You?**
- The opportunity to be part of a company on the leading edge of publishing, working with a very talented team and exceptional books
- Summer Hours from late May to early September
- Hybrid work, flexible start/stop times
- Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year
- Paid time off days and vacation allotment, starting at three weeks (prorated based on start date)
- Flexible benefit plans to fit your needs and pension matching
- Author events and access to discounted books
- Working with passionate people

**About Harlequin**

**Harlequin** is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of **HarperCollins Publishers**, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.



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